Category Archives: Edinburgh Trams

As we reported earlier in August, for the next 12 weeks residents in Edinburgh are being asked for their opinions on the proposals for extending the tram network from north to south. The proposed new route would travel from Granton … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh Council have confirmed that the 12-week consultation into plans for the proposed North-South tramline will launch from 25th August 2025 on their online consultation hub. Originally expected to start in the spring, it was announced in … Continue reading →

The past few weeks have seen more advert changes on Edinburgh Trams. We have previously reported on how both 256 and 275 received new adverts as 256 got a full wrap for National Museum of Scotland and 275 received a … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams are advertising for a new Project Engineer, with the role created as a result of an increased workload. The job will assist in managing and coordinating works around Edinburgh Trams infrastructure in various stages, from concept through to … Continue reading →

You may be forgiven for thinking that once the last service tram returns to depot at the end of each day that nothing will happen on a tramway until it all starts again the next day. But, of course, this … Continue reading →

The latest accounts posted by Edinburgh Trams have shown that losses have reduced from the previous 12 months, although were still recorded as almost £10 million. Much of the loss – as it has been for several years – can … Continue reading →

Often when we talk about new adverts on Edinburgh Trams we discuss how it’s the trams eighth, ninth, tenth different design, but not this time as there is a tram which has received just its second ever advert! The tram … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Trams will once again be running trams throughout Friday and Saturday nights during the Festival from 1st to 24th August 2025. This has become a tradition in recent years and will once again help the many people who visit … Continue reading →

As we rapidly approach summer, and more people decide it’s a good excuse as any to get their lycra out for a bike ride, Edinburgh Trams have reminded would-be cyclists just how they should ride when around the trams.

For the second year in a row the tram which had advertised the Royal Highland Show has seen those adverts by some for the Edinburgh Festival. Whereas last year it was 257 which swapped adverts to the Edinburgh International Book … Continue reading →

When the results of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry – which was set-up to find out why the original Edinburgh Tram project went so far over budget and took so much longer to produce only a small section of the planned … Continue reading →

There seems to be a bit of a theme with recent adverts on Edinburgh Trams – they seem to be encouraging people to leave Edinburgh behind and go somewhere far, far away! And that has continued with the latest new … Continue reading →

The Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Carlos Correa, after he was struck by a tram when crossing Edinburgh Trams at Saughton in September 2018, has determined that reasonable precautions could have been taken which have prevented the … Continue reading →